Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dissenting minorities were driven out by religious difficulties : Roger Williams left Boston within a year of arriving , though it was not until five years later that he made his way south through the dense woodlands to Rhode Island to launch the first settlement based on principles of religious toleration in 1636 . |
| 2 | Aran has set up an ICL division to accommodate the new business , which will be run by ex-Transaction Point employees . |
| 3 | Leading advertising man Graham Frank and Simon Godfrey , a scenic artist , join singer and model Lisa B to demonstrate the new wool order |
| 4 | There is no risk , thank God , of Andrew Lloyd Webber wanting to enter the Commons , a place of meagre payment , but the Guardian created a fearful frisson when it wickedly asked Bernard Manning to fill the first of its ‘ How I am Voting ’ slots , and drew a mouthful of club-night nastiness . |
| 5 | AI urges King Jigme to release the last remaining known prisoner of conscience , Tek Nath Rizal , who is starting a third year in detention without trial at Wangdi Phodrang Prison . |
| 6 | In the same day we went to Oulton board to do the same thing but in freezing cold water that was not as much fun as the survival tank . |
| 7 | Thompson is the 4/9 favourite with William Hill to win the best actress Oscar , the shortest odds they have ever given for a British actress nominated for a prize . |
| 8 | David Young , the Lions prop , has recovered from his hamstring strain in time to be included in the Cardiff side to tackle the All Blacks on Saturday . |
| 9 | Wavell Wakefield not only organised , selected and captained the first RAF side to win the Inter Service tournament but also led England during the golden era of the 1920s . |
| 10 | This remarkable fact led Roger Penrose to propose the cosmic censorship hypothesis , which might be paraphrased as " God abhors a naked singularity . " |
| 11 | The Time Warner AxS arm of Time Warner Inc has bought a 50% stake in MetroComm Inc , builder and operator of a fibre optic competitive telephone access network in Columbus , Ohio on undisclosed terms ; the company will be known as MetroComm AxS and the alliance the first step in a Time Warner programme to enter the long-distance access business . |
| 12 | The wife wanted David Thomson to address the Literary Society here , but the committee shot her down in flames . |
| 13 | Mrs Alice James described a man of similar appearance who had rushed past her near Cross Street and she , accompanied by Mrs Lewington and Mrs Loxton , were escorted to Valpy Street to peruse the Criminal Records Office picture gallery . |
| 14 | The Edinburgh Green Belt Trust has been discussing this matter with its funding partners and it will be important for David Oldham to discuss the various views with the Urban Forestry Advisory Group . |
| 15 | Lindon Harrisson 's work tackling the problems our young people face and the ongoing work of David Martin to democratize the European Community institutions . |
| 16 | After my return to England I was able to continue my interest in Burma 's future , for when General Aung San and his colleagues came to London for consultations with the British Government , Mr Attlee asked me to 10 Downing Street to introduce the various members to him . |
| 17 | Williams , who beat Trevor Currie on Tuesday night to add the European championship to his Commonwealth title , may have to wait for his shot at the British champion , though Mason rises to his former sparring partner 's rhetoric . |
| 18 | Williams , who beat Trevor Currie on Tuesday night to add the European championship to his Commonwealth title , may have to wait for his shot at the British champion , though Mason rises to his former sparring partner 's rhetoric . |
| 19 | When therefore he arrived home late on Friday night to find the grey thing with ears like knitted dishcloths in his favourite chair he was displeased . |
| 20 | Bryant , now in the twilight of an incredible career , recovered after dropping the opening set against Australia 's Dennis Katunarich to take the second and third sets . |
| 21 | The bank were held to be affected by the knowledge of the independent solicitor , Mr. Hallworth , of the undue influence brought upon Mrs. Aboody to sign the particular charge . |
| 22 | My long suffering colleague , Jenny Smith , who desperately needs a holiday too , and hopes my absence will allow her to get one , has nonetheless agreed to be on hand on Tuesday morning to check the final details with you via the phone and FAX . |
| 23 | The presbytery appoints Mr Dugald Campbell to summond the said Janet from the pupil after sermon on Saturday next . " |
| 24 | The presbytery appoints Mr Dugald Campbell to summond the said Janet from the pupil after sermon on Saturday next . " |
| 25 | BBC insiders are understood to be relieved by the appointment of David Mellor to head the new heritage ministry , which will oversee the Corporation 's charter renewal in 1996 . |
| 26 | By applying categories devised by Jean Piaget to chart the intellectual development of the human infant , the researchers conclude that orangutans are capable of the mental reasoning achieved by a two-year old human . |
| 27 | In 1961 the 23rd was amalgamated with The 6th Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment to form The 4th Battalion The Queen 's Royal Regiment . |
| 28 | How else could Pybus afford to dine out at Pahdra 's take-away and gain exclusive use of his portable telephone on Saturday afternoons to call the Multivite Vegeburger/Singletons Valve hotline ? |
| 29 | Work started on the resurvey of the Newbiggin ( 10 ) 1:50 000 sheet as the first phase of the Tyne-Alston project to revise the geological map of the Northumberland Basin . |
| 30 | Art means dollars but it may take Madison Avenue PR to persuade the Big Apple |